§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of local authority housing tenancies available within(a) England and (b) Yorkshire and Humberside, annually for the years 1980 to 1991.
§ Mr. Baldry[holding answer 25 June 1992]: The information derived from local authorities' annual housing investment programme returns is as follows.
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Local authority dwellings either occupied or available for letting at 1 April each year Thousands England Yorkshire and Humberside 1980 4,667 582 1981 4,815 588 1982 4,719 580 1983 4,576 559
England Yorkshire and Humberside 1984 4,477 550 1985 4,425 544 1986 4,356 537 1987 4,325 531 1988 4,242 520 1989 4,098 505 1990 3,959 485 1991 3,835 473 Notes:
(1) The figures for the years up to 1986 do not include local authority owned dwellings situated outside the authority's own area.
(2) The information up to 1982 also excludes local authority dwellings available for letting.